The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-29

The Grounds and Buildings Committee
met last night in the Council Chamber.
The entire committee were present.
Bids were opened for lumber for the
City Hall tower
Mr. Crehshaw moved to award the
contract to Messrs Woodward & Sons,
as per schedule time.
Agreed TO.
This bid is for 10 1873 feet a, $40 per
thousand
DEPRIEsT AND THAT HORSE AND BUGGY.
The amount to the credit Of the differ
ent parks OF the city was stated This
amount was small and was not sufficient
to pay an extra hand at the New Reser-
voir Park 10 take care Of the horse and
cart there and do the work necessary
Colonel Cutshaw said that Mr DepFiest
was the party who should attend 10 the
horse and cart and use the pick.
Depricst said | am cripple. The
hand now employed at the New Reser-
Voir was hired for three months al Colo
mel Cutshaw's orders.
Colonel Cuishaw He was not
Depriest Mr. Bates said so
Colonel Cuishaw: Did you, Mr. Bates ;
Mr. Bates Depriest says so.
A colloquial discussion ensued among
the members Of the committee and the
City Engineer. closing by Colonel Cut
shaw asking, What is 10 become of the
hose and cart y'
Mr.. Snead thought the matter had been
disposed OF long and merry ago. and that
there was nothing for the committee now
to do.
Mr. Pizzini here suggested that the en-
tire amount involved was only $25. He
had made no motion himself, because he
had been worried sufficiently in regard to
this matter about Depriest
Mr. Crenshaw Do other park keep
ers do this work p
Colonel Cutshaw I do not want to
crowd Mr Depriest, | have a sympathy
for crippled men, but ! do thinb It absurd
to have a park keeper at s62 per
month to act as a mere hgure-hesd and
to employ man on the tritling work Of
caring for a horse and cart. Colonel
Cutshaw continuing, referred TO the fact
that after the lst OF January the appro-
priatiOn would be exhausted.
By request Mr. Bates, the clerk, read
from the minutes OF October 3d last the
Committees orders that the horse and
wagon be cared for by the keeper Of the
park
Mr. Pi1zini said he was very sorrY that
these matters came up. Had he known
that these troubles about the new park
keeper would have arisen he would
never have favored the appointment Of
such an officer.
Colonel Cutshaw When Depriest un-
dertoOk the job he must have known
what the duties were. Depriest comes
here and attempts to dictate to the com
mittee what it shall do. One thing must
be understood, and IL is this, if Depriest
holds this place he must obey my
orders. Depriest attempted 10 in
terupt Colonel Cutshaw, but was
stopped short by the City Engineer, Sho
I'm clear language informed him that the
cily's appropriations was none of his
business, and he had only 10 obey orders.
On motion the matter was laid over.
Colonel Cutshaw then said have TO
say that YOU must take that horse and
cart and work 1t as heretofore
SODA WATER AND COURTESY.
The regular pay-rolls were passed on
and approved after which the applics-
lion of Cole and others TO be allowed to
erect a sOda-water fountain in Monroe
Park next came up for consideration 1t
will be remembered that at the meeting
of the committee last week. as reported
bv the TINES a. the time, the lawyers for
The applicants asked a continuance until
last night. This privilege had been
granted the applicants by resolution Of
the committee passed some months ago
which had been approved by the Common
Council. The Board OF Aldermen re-
committed the resolution 10 the commit
tee, along with the petition Of certain
citizens against granting the privilege
When the matter came up last night
both sides were present with their law
yers Mr. Kendler, the chairman, asked
.he applicants II they were ready 10 pro-
,eed. and was answered in the Affirmative
The chairman then, at the suggestion Of
,Ome member OF the committee, asked
he attorneys 10 walt awhile" Some
in an undertOne then passed
among the committee, and while Mr..
Coles attorneys were blissfully waiting
% be heard, their opponents and their
awyers were observed TO take up their
hats and leave the room In an evident
Itate Of satisfaction. IL was then dis
covered that, upon the motion Of Mr.
pizzini the committee had resolved
o decide the mater without hearing the
parties and had actually voted upon it and
ienied the spl licalion, Mr.. Sullivan alone
Toling for IT,
When Mr.. Coles attorney found that
hey had been made the victims Of either
m insult or ghastly kind Of reform
oke, they were very outspoken in their
at what they considered a
,ross discourlesy
COMMITTEE on STREETS.
The Committee on Streets met last
night in the City Engineers office. Pre-
,ent Messrs. Crenshaw (chairmsn6
Parater Hill, Chappell.
The old question of dumping garbage
n TIE river at the foot OF Seventeenth
,treet again came up. And after dis
.ussion was allowed to remain in statH
lii0.
Mr.. Meredith, City Attorney, appeared
before the committee and gave the APP
,rOximate cost OF opening Twenty-se-